Feds execute search warrants on BISD contractor

A number of local law enforcement agencies are currently assisting the Federal Bureau of Investigations in the execution of search warrants of Calvin Walker of Walker's Electric located in Beaumont.

The Examiner first broke the news of the FBI's investigation into Walker over a year ago.

The search began around 7 a.m. Tuesday. Agents with the FBI are currently seizing documents inside Walker's home and office on Roland Road in Beaumont. Walker is under investigation for his dealings with the Beaumont Independent School District's $388.6 million bond issue. Additional warrants are expected to be executed throughout the day.

The Examiner will update this story as more information becomes available.

While we harbor no disrespect for the Wall Street Journal who called us “that scrappy little paper from Southeast Texas,” we prefer to think of ourselves as simple seekers of the truth. We’re of the opinion that headlines and sound bites never tell the whole story. Our readers demand all the facts, facets and flavors of every story or event. And, they expect to be informed, educated and stirred to action.